kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
had better ...; had better not ...
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to ask; to enquire; to query
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
many; much; plenty; hardly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
is something that; is that which
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
individual; private person; personal; private
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot